After a few days floating on a buoy, my Capri 14.2 had taken on significant water, about 5 inches standing in the inner hull. After draining, I rolled it on it’s side and found a crack and a loose flap of fiberglass about 2 inches across and on the center-line of the hull about two feet back...
I have not been present for a turtling, but during the latest occurence, the centerboard slipped down into the hull. One person had to go under the turtled hull to push the board up and out of the hull, while another grasped it so that it would not drop back in. Shouldn't the centerboard stay...
The Capri 14.2 rigging diagram shows a pulley arrangement, called a Cunningham, to secure the jib halyard. My boat does not have this type of set up; the halyard is secured directly to a cleat. Is this common? What is the purpose of the Cunningham? Thanks.
When I purchased my Capri 14.2 this spring, I noticed that one shroud was attached to the spreader with wire, while the other was held together by duct tape. While putting our boat back on the buoy after sailing yesterday, my wife noticed that the shroud attached with wire had come free. What...
I needed to replace my badly damaged mast head pulley, but could not find a suitable candidate. So, I sketched one (attached). If anyone is interested in a lathe/milling machine project, this would be fun.
However, I found a pulley and bearing on McMaster.com that I installed on my mast...
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